EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 357, 20 September 1849, Page 3

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE. The interest of all other subjects, even that of the approaching elections, is merged in thit of the news which arrived in Paris from Rome during the week, of the French troops under General Oudinot having been repulied with considerable loss by the Roman soldieri. In the National Assembly, the question has been the cause of a ministerial defeat. A committee having been appointed to examine the instructions given to General Oudinot, and to report at once, ttie Assembly met a second time on Monday, viz., at nine o'clock at night. M. Senard read the report of the committee, which stated that the majority of the committee considered that the direction given to the expedition was not conformable to the idea in which it had been conceived and accepted. The instructions given to the General commanding the expedition appeared to the committee to be different from the declarations made in the Tribune by the Government The General appeared to them also to have gone beyond his instructions, since he had attacked the Roman Republic. In consequence, the committee proposed the following resolution:— " The National Assembly invites the Government to take without delay the measures necessary that the expedition to Italy shall not be any longer turned aside from the object for which it was designed." The motion was strongly opposed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys, in the name of the Government, but after several amendments had been rejected, it was carried by 328 to 241 ; majority against minuters, 87. The result was received with loud cries of l( Vive la Republique /" from the Opposition. The interpretation put on this decision of the Assembly was, that the expedition should be ordered back to Civita Vecchia, and the following letter, which has b en addressed by the President of the Republic to General Oudinot, being regarded as contravening that determination, has been consideied, and pretty gene* rally, as a most unconstitutional step of the Piesident, and the ferment created theieby has added not a little to the excitement which has resulted from the wound inflicted on the national vanity by a military defeat from Italians. The letter is da'ed Tuesday, and wna despatched by a special messenger on Wednesday. It ia as follows :— "My dear General,— The telegraphic news announcing the unforeseen resistance which you have

met with under the walls of Rome has greatly grieved me. I had hoped, as you know, thai the inhabitants of^ Rome, opening their eyes to evidence, would receive with eagerness an army which had arrived there to accomplish a friendly and disinterested mission. Thishas not been the ense. Our soldiers have been received as enemies. Our military honour has been, engaged. I will not suffer it to be assailed. Reinforcements shall not be wanting to you. Tell your soldiers that I appreciate their bravery, and tnke pa t n what they endure; and that they rony always rely on my support and my gratitude. Receive, my dear General, the aisurance of my sentiments of high esteem.

"Louis Napolron Bonaparte.'' M. Odillon Barrot on Wednesday defended the letter as being solely a private communication. The Government sent an envoy to Romr on Tuesday, with instructions to collect accmafe information relative to the real feeling of the Roman population with respect to the French expedition. Meanwhile, reinforcements have been s?nt to General Oudinot's corps. They consist of 3000 men, wall two batteiies of hfavy gung, The arrest of Sergeant-Major Boichot, of the 7th Light Infantry, whose name figures on tie list of the Socialist candid it"s rf Pans, wn» the c.iuse of a riot in that corps, on Friday night and Satuid.iy morning (week), in the Invalids. He has been Maiiifeired to thefortiess of Vmtennes, to prevent a repetition of any similar nttempt at thebau.icks of the lnv.ilides, and the regiment itself has bcei onlered out of Paiis. The Motiitenr announces that the President of the Republic has determined to grant an amnesty to a great number of the inptn gents of June. The total number of the insurgents still imprisoned amounts to between 2000 and 3 (> o J. Of theoe, 1220 of th? worst class are still (o be retained at Belle Isle Of the remainder, 183 have been ordered to be set at liberty, on the recommendation of the committee sent to examine the cases, and 122S a o now to bj pirdoncd and set at liberty by onter of tha President of the Republic, in honour of the anniversary of the 4th of May. This measure 13 to be canied out gradually, for fear of the consiqucnce of suttmg so many nile prisons loose upon society. In the mewitiiiie, the Government will endeatour to find employment for them. The funprul ceremony of ths nnnivrr.aty of the death of the Emperor Napoleon was performed on. Saturday, in the church of the Inralides. All the members of the Bonaparte family were present, as also a large number of the most distinguished general officers of the army now in Paris. It was the first time that all the membera of the family met together at the tomb of the Emperor. There were very few preparations made in the chapel. A simple cenotaph was erected in the middle of the chape), and the walls were hung with black. The old soldiers of the hotel were formed in a double line from the great entrance lo the door of the chapel, wearing (hv.v ancient uniforms ; and a guard of honour, compoped of such of the veterans as were decorated, was stationed at the cenotaph. The interior of the chapel was reserved for the veterans of the Imperial army now residing in the establishment, but who never faii to attend the ceremony on the sth of May. They also wore their old uniforms of the Grand Army ; the Grenadiers a ohevai, Chasseurs, Dragons de I'lmperatnce, Mnmelukes of the Guard, Light Cavalry, the Foot Grenadiers, PusilieiSj &c. After the ceremony Louis Napoleon reviewed the veterans of the Imperial army in the cour d honneur. He stopped for a few aiinutei to convene with many of the old men. Those to whom he paid particular attention were such as were mutilated. He promised the cross of the Legion of Honour to an old officer who had but one arm, and who, on enquiry, inform the President that he had lost it at Wagram. Louis Napoleon was, throughout received with cries of " Vive Napoleon P' and some were heard of " Vive VEmpereur /" " Vive le Neveu de notre Empereur !"

ITALIAN STATES. RoME.—Tha •• Eternal City" is the great central point of attraction in the affairs of the Peninsuh at present. The Italian republicans have opposed— and successfully, too(I). for the nonee — the French troops under General Oudinot, whose intervention they have resented, rather as an act of hostility, than one of any other character. The Roman authorities having resolved to oppose force to force, the fol. owing proclamation was issued, on the 2StU ult., by order of the Triumvirate :— " Romans, a military defence is organised, Thn militia of all ianks are doing, and have fulfilled their duty. It vetnains for the people to perform theirsAll the streets of the city are to be defended. In every quarter representatives of the people, specially appointed, will adopt energetic means to defend our ter* ritory inch by inch. They will provide nnamunitiort and stores. All the windows are to he illuminated during the n'ght. The Government will supply the people with arms at the proper moment. Let every man labour to render his quarter of the town inaccessible. The chief of the quarter and the representative of the Aisembly will give the instructions necessary for the construction of barricades, and that the communications necessary for the defence be not interrupted. The Roman Municipal Council, republican like ynurselres, have taken measures to supply the city with provisions. Preparations hare been made to relieve | brave men who may be wounded in the struggle. The hells of the Capitol will sound the alarm. People of Rome, we have much glory to conquer. We will defend our country, our republic, and Italian honourBe firm and courageous, and Rome will be saved - People, to arms ! —'liikI iik Triumvirs!" It was while this slate of things existed within the city, that General Oudinot, having Jeft a garrison at Civita Vecchia, appeared before the gates of Home on the 29th, when he pioceeded to occupy a position some leagues uff, hoping that the presence of the expeditionary corps would excite a movement against fie Government of the Triumvirs. He was disappointed in his expectations. A company of the Ist battalion of riflemen, sent forward to the gatc>3 of Rome, were received with musket shots, and retired ; and immediately afterwards a portion of the division of the French army was marched forward, and penetrated into tha suburbs, where they found the streets bar.iradcd. The troops were received with a well-supported fire of musketry, and by a shower of projectiles thrown fro n the roof* and windows of the houses. The 20th regiment of the line, marching in fiont, suffered severely, and a company of Voltigems ot that regiment were almost entirely destroyed General Oudinot finding it impossible to continue a contest which threatened to become f ttal, commanded a retreat, and the French took up a strong position a few leagues from the city. There were about 210 men 1 il led, including some officers, and amongst them an aid-de-carap of General Ordinot ; and several hundred wounded. The General's brother 1; among th»> i<mon>is. The latest intelligence sta'es that General Oudinot suosequently entered and took military possesiion of Rome ; the approach of the King of Naples at the head of a body of troops having lej to an airungement be-t-veen the Triumvirate and the General. By accounts received via Paiis, we lejrn that on the

3ri instant, by ordei oT Rarfetzski, 27,000 Austrian troops wot c on their match to the Roman territory; gotnc hail already entered Pica nuil Luce». The Kin<? of Naples oiofspd the Roman hontier "n tlie '29th u't.. at the hpad of 5000 mon. lie wn. re'-eived at Torrncinn with acrlamuliojis, the jieojlc crying rut " Viva Pio Nona ."' PrnDMONT. — Fro;» Turin, under da f e of tlie sth, it is stated that General Ramrrino, who had been vied for treachery previous to the late battle of Novara, with the Austrian*, had been co* demne'l to death. A report was curient in Twin thai ;hp army was about to be reduced to the ppare efitnbiKhmenl. Accounts fjom Milan announce the d p rtore from that city of the Austrian minuter and negotiator, BiucU. Ms'rslial RddclJi^lvy bad likewhe quitted, together with Geneial Hess, to direct the operation nK a ' nBl Vcimcl. It i^ undei stood thiit matteis have been accommodated, and that the ncgotiuions for peace ha\e been successful. 'JYffiCAXY.— At Florence Count Serrisfori is ap. jjoiptcd IVovi^iorifl RigoiH of Tuscmy, with a miristry eoii!p° Sl (^ °^ l ' le frit lids of the Cr<ind Duke. A new i lovisionil Government bris I^-en appouUcd at Napt.t.s and ficrLY.™ Accounts from Palermo, dated the 2Gth nl f . c.nnfr.m the unconditional Hjbmibsion of '\b'>t city and ot the whole of Sicily. General Filaugieii euttieil on the 29th.

GERMAN STATES. Saxony.— The people of T>rr-den, supported by their Legislative ( bimu vs, finding ihnt the Ki-f woulil not ievolc» % Ins refusal to iceognise the Fi<wkfoit rotibt nation, !) ol: out into op p n insnirec'iun on the 30th ult., and, < v '"> tic date of the latest intelligence (thp 7th i'n«t ), ir-j.ii, ..i n-d tli.ir ground against Ilia troops, win fou^lit desjiet ately in the cause of the King;. The ci>y u fovirctl with banicaJea. Each i)igh"t the combatants ros^-d on their aims, and, on the j<ppr 'ach ot tnoiniujr. ir.o^ed the struggle. Thcie ii no account of the numbers who hive been killed or wouncL'd, liut they muht be c<insidcrable.

PRUSSIA. I The intelligence f.nm tlic Rhenish Provinces is threatening. On the Stli hista t the Deputies, to the number of five hundred, assembled in the hall of the Cmnoat Cologne, to determine what course of proceeding should be adopted, in consequence of the Prusbiin Ministry having dissolved the Second Chambei. Afier a debate of fourteen hours, the Assembly re- ] solved to oppose eveiy a<*t which should be hostile to the Fiankfort Pmliamcnt —to demand the immediate dissolution of the piescnt Prussian Cabinet — and to protest against, and to insist upon the revocation of, the late paitial Mimraoning of the Landwher. Tfie greatest excitement prevailed in the public streets during thij protracted sitting ; and eveiy one ■was apprehensive that tiancnillity could not long be maintained.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. On the 14th nit. the Hungarian Parliament assembled at DtbiecsMn, and pioclaimed the deposition of the Imperial family iron ihe throne of Hungary. Ludwig Ko'smli, t|je sen or commissioner for fbe defence of the rountry, .iddiessed the Housp, and leported on the battles which had been wen, and the pi ogress which Ihe Hungarian armies had mado. Kossuth said Ihe time had come for Hungary to free herself of the fetters which she had worn these 300 years— to take her place among the stite-J of Europe — a>id to settle her decounts with that fated dynasty which, inexhaustible in peijunes and treason, h,id at length forfeited the last vestige of a claim to the affect'en of alliance ol (he generous and loyal Hungaiian nation. T'.e nation asked .1 resolution at the hand of | th«j Parliament, and it liad a right to m«ke the demand, foi it had faithfully and patiently borne all the burdens vl the war of liberation. The gallant army which had hl.iked their lives on the svfety of the country claimed no other teward but that one resolution ; and that resolution was, moreover, imperiously demanded by the ' condition of Europe and the Hungarian country. He (Kossutb) would move that resolution, viz., Ihe Hungarian nation declares as follows :— "1. Hungary, together with Transylvania, and all paits, countries, and piovinces appertaining thereunto, is and shall be a free and independent European state. The territory of the whole of this said Hungarian state is indivisible, and its integrity inviolable. " 2. Ihe Houfce of Hapsbuig. Lorraine, by its trea. son, perjury, and aimed aggression of the Hungauati nation, and fuither by the audacity which prompted it to divide the area of the count) y, to separate Transylvania and Croatia fiom Hungary, to annihilate the independent political exigence of the countiy, and to raise an armed power for ilie purpose of murdering the nation — by these and many other gioss crimes and enormities has the Hou^e of Hapsburg-Lorraine brokm the Pragmatic Sanction, and every other tie which joined the two countries of Austria and Hungary. In consequence of which, this perjured House of ltapt,bmg Loiraine is and iliall be excluded, and deposed and bauuhed, now and for ever, from the dominion, sovereignty, aud enjoyment of the territories of Hungary, as well as of Ti<uisjlv<uii>>, and ».ll the parts, countries, and provinces theieunto appertaining. And the said House is and shall he declared in the name of the nation to have foifeited the throne, and to be excluded and disowned end banished. " The i,aid Hungarian nation enters, according to its inalienable natural rights, as an independent and free state, into the family of European states ; and the said nation leholves to declare and piott>t, and hereby does declare and protest, viz , that it will live in peace „nd amity with all other sates th t <=ball abstain from v olating its rights^ but espi cwilly with those people v,hith formerly were joined with the raid nation undei a common i>ov ercit^n, ns well ai with the Tuikish Empire aud ihe SUilps of Italy, " 4. The fu,uic tijbtern of government in all its de" tails shall be pn.videii for by the Parliament; and unt 1 llut work fch^ll have been consummated the countiy shall be governed by a Piesident, assisted by a Cat iaet ot Ministers, to be appointed by the said President, under the personal re 1 pousilulity of the said President and of tbe said Ministers. "The cxi cnlion of liie principles contained in these lcilutiotiH is confided to a conmiittee of th eeptr-ons." Krssuth's nio'.i<»» was adopted by the umninvius vrte ot the Pd.liaimnt, amid't the most enthusiastic cmc'vs of the people. In Vienna, the news had cieated great sensation, paity spirit running very hub. for and against the Magyars. yroi'i the seal of war we ieam that the eouimumca« tion between Prslh and U«id.i is cut off, aud the Hungarians aie- masters of theri^Ut bank of the Danube, befweni P-st! aDd Commn ]i e .,, is hi |>)&sission on all the B.innat, andis taking jnPT-,urfs to p event tl.e entry of the fli^ians into r iicns, viiiia by the defiles of the mountains. It is ronliriut'H lint the army of Jellacliich has been com* pletely destn-yud near iVteiwart'cn, on the Lower Danube . , Prom 50,000 to 63,060 Ilur'. mans me about to penetrate into Gi'luia, near Jablunka, in order t execute nn iusunection there, aq m Poland and m